NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 3, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, o, p, u, x |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 58 words |
| Total Points | 265 points |
| Genius Level | 186 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 12 |
| E | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| N | 9 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 11 |
| O | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| P | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| U | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 12 |
| X | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 21 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 58 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×6 DO×3 DU×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×3 EX×4 |
| N | NE×4 NO×6 NU×1 |
| O | OD×1 OP×2 OX×1 |
| P | PE×6 PO×4 PU×1 |
| U | UD×1 UN×8 UP×3 |
| X | XE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEE×2 DEN×2 DEP×2 DON×3 DUN×3 |
|---|---|
| E | END×3 EXP×4 |
| N | NEE×2 NEN×1 NEO×1 NOD×2 NON×1 NOO×1 NOP×1 NOU×1 NUD×1 |
| O | ODE×1 OPE×2 OXE×1 |
| P | PEE×1 PEN×4 PEO×1 PON×2 POU×2 PUN×1 |
| U | UDO×1 UND×3 UNN×1 UNO×2 UNP×2 UPE×2 UPO×1 |
| X | XEN×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| ex..... † | EX7 | To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length |
| ex....... † | EX9 | simple past tense and past participle of expound |
| de.... | DE6 | To make deep or deeper |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deepen |
| de.... | DE6 | To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denude |
| de.... | DE6 | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of depend |
| do.. | DO4 | Having completed or finished an activity. |
| do... | DO5 | Someone who receives a gift from a donor. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of don |
| du.. | DU4 | A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dun |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en... | EN5 | To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb. |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of endue |
| ex.... | EX6 | to consume, exhaust |
| ex...... | EX8 | simple past tense and past participle of expend |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.... | NO6 | simple past tense and past participle of nod |
| no.. | NO4 | A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | No. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| nu.. | NU4 | Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. |
| od... | OD5 | An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. |
| op.. | OP4 | Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it. |
| op.... | OP6 | simple past tense and past participle of open |
| ox.. | OX4 | plural of ox |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe.. | PE4 | To hang down; to cause something to hang down |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pend |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pen |
| pe.. | PE4 | A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. |
| po.. | PO4 | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| po.. | PO4 | A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts. |
| po... | PO5 | A unit of weight in various measurement systems Ellipsis of pound weight. The translated name of various non-English units of measure |
| po..... | PO7 | simple past tense and past participle of pound |
| pu.... | PU6 | simple past tense and past participle of pun |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not done. |
| un... | UN5 | Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not needed. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not open; closed. |
| un...... | UN8 | not yet opened; still closed |
| un... | UN5 | To release from a pen. |
| un...... | UN8 | simple past tense and past participle of unpen |
| up... | UP5 | To end up; to set on end. |
| up..... | UP7 | simple past tense and past participle of upend |
| up.. | UP4 | Physically above and in contact with. |
| xe... | XE5 | The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- expound† (EX7)
- expounded† (EX9)
- deepen (DE6)
- deepened (DE8)
- denude (DE6)
- denuded (DE7)
- depend (DE6)
- depended (DE8)
- done (DO4)
- donee (DO5)
- donned (DO6)
- dune (DU4)
- dunned (DU6)
- dunno (DU5)
- ended (EN5)
- endue (EN5)
- endued (EN6)
- expend (EX6)
- expended (EX8)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- nene (NE4)
- neon (NE4)
- nodded (NO6)
- node (NO4)
- none (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- nope (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- nude (NU4)
- odeon (OD5)
- open (OP4)
- opened (OP6)
- oxen (OX4)
- peen (PE4)
- pend (PE4)
- pended (PE6)
- penne (PE5)
- penned (PE6)
- peon (PE4)
- pond (PO4)
- pone (PO4)
- pound (PO5)
- pounded (PO7)
- punned (PU6)
- udon (UD4)
- undo (UN4)
- undone (UN6)
- undue (UN5)
- unneeded (UN8)
- unopen (UN6)
- unopened (UN8)
- unpen (UN5)
- unpenned (UN8)
- upend (UP5)
- upended (UP7)
- upon (UP4)
- xenon (XE5)
Answer Definitions
- expound† (verb): To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length
- expounded† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of expound
- deepen (verb): To make deep or deeper
- deepened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deepen
- denude (verb): To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- denuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denude
- depend (verb): To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
- depended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of depend
- done (adjective): Having completed or finished an activity.
- donee (noun): Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
- donned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of don
- dune (noun): A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- dunned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dun
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- endue (verb): To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.
- endued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endue
- expend (verb): to consume, exhaust
- expended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of expend
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nodded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nod
- node (noun): A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- nope (particle): No.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- nude (adjective): Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
- odeon (noun): An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
- open (adjective): Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it.
- opened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of open
- oxen (noun): plural of ox
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- pend (verb): To hang down; to cause something to hang down
- pended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pend
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- penned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pen
- peon (noun): A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
- pond (noun): An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
- pone (noun): A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
- pound (noun): A unit of weight in various measurement systems Ellipsis of pound weight. The translated name of various non-English units of measure
- pounded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pound
- punned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pun
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- undone (adjective): Not done.
- undue (adjective): Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- unneeded (adjective): Not needed.
- unopen (adjective): Not open; closed.
- unopened (adjective): not yet opened; still closed
- unpen (verb): To release from a pen.
- unpenned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of unpen
- upend (verb): To end up; to set on end.
- upended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of upend
- upon (preposition): Physically above and in contact with.
- xenon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.